ccreyeder
New Member
As far as night vision goes, I have a thermal monocular, a thermal scope, and a digital night vision scope.
I've always thought a helmet mounted gen 3, ie a PVS 14, would be cool. I definitely like the idea/look of them. I just havent been able to convince myself that I really need one. The places I hunt, unless it is absolutely pitch dark, I am familiar enough with the layout, terrain, etc, that I can drive around in the mule, in the jeep, or walk on foot without any light whatsoever without getting lost, worried about running into anything, etc.
I cant decide if I should add a helmet mounted monocular to the mix for myself or get a second thermal scope for whoever is going with me. My digital night vision scope is a photon XT. It is on the rig that my sons or guests use when I go out at night. It is a little more complicated to use with having to adjust focus, deal with the external IR illuminator, etc. But, what do I care? I have my rifle mounted IR Defense scope to use lol...
So, I dont think I really "need" a PVS 14 type setup, but is it a case of not knowing what I dont know? I'd love to have a helmet mounted monocular/binocular because I think they look cool as heck, but given what I really do and being able to get around in the dark without one, would it be money well spent? 3K would put me half way to an additional IR Defense scope (or similar) or pretty much right in the wheelhouse of one of the new Pulsar thermal scopes.
What say the night vision gurus?
I've always thought a helmet mounted gen 3, ie a PVS 14, would be cool. I definitely like the idea/look of them. I just havent been able to convince myself that I really need one. The places I hunt, unless it is absolutely pitch dark, I am familiar enough with the layout, terrain, etc, that I can drive around in the mule, in the jeep, or walk on foot without any light whatsoever without getting lost, worried about running into anything, etc.
I cant decide if I should add a helmet mounted monocular to the mix for myself or get a second thermal scope for whoever is going with me. My digital night vision scope is a photon XT. It is on the rig that my sons or guests use when I go out at night. It is a little more complicated to use with having to adjust focus, deal with the external IR illuminator, etc. But, what do I care? I have my rifle mounted IR Defense scope to use lol...
So, I dont think I really "need" a PVS 14 type setup, but is it a case of not knowing what I dont know? I'd love to have a helmet mounted monocular/binocular because I think they look cool as heck, but given what I really do and being able to get around in the dark without one, would it be money well spent? 3K would put me half way to an additional IR Defense scope (or similar) or pretty much right in the wheelhouse of one of the new Pulsar thermal scopes.
What say the night vision gurus?